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Webster 1828 Edition

Detaining

DETAINING

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ppr.
Withholding what belongs to another; holding back; restraining from going or coming; holding in custody.

Definition 2024

detaining

detaining

English

Verb

detaining

  1. present participle of detain

Noun

detaining ‎(plural detainings)

  1. The act by which someone is detained; detention.

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